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Australian band Temper Trap took to the stage of a sold-out Enmore theatre in Sydney last night for their first Australian gig in almost a year. The Melbourne group are playing only three sideshows – in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne – while they are in the country for Groovin’ the Moo festival. Newsroom reporter Kristy Coulcher caught…

John Singleton has acknowledged the sources whose comments led him to drop Gai Waterhouse as trainer for his horses. The dispute arose over comments allegedly made by Ms Waterhouse’s bookmaker son Tom Waterhouse about champion mare More Joyous’s chances of winning the All Aged Stakes at Randwick last Saturday. What was said, if anything, is…

Scientists are mystified by hundreds of 1800-year-old gilt spheres discovered under a pyramid in Mexico City. The spheres, covered in fool’s gold, were located by a robotic camera exploring under a pyramid in the ancient settlement of Teotihuacan, one of the greatest cities of the ancient world. “They look like yellow spheres, but we do…

Julia Gillard today announced a 33 per cent hike in the Medicare levy to fund part of a national disability insurance scheme (NDIS). The 0.5 percentage point increase will take the levy from 1.5 per cent to 2 per cent in July 2014, raising an extra $3.2 billion a year in revenue – about $365 a…

The Central Coast Mariners reign supreme as of Sunday, winning the A-League grand final 2-0 against the spirited Western Sydney Wanderers. Graham Arnold’s men proved too tough a task for the Wanderers, dominating most of the match. After the match, Wanderers fan Chris Rizk told The Newsroom, “It’s a massive achievement from the boys. To be…